Florida Statute 627.742 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 627
INSURANCE RATES AND CONTRACTS

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F.S. 627.742

627.742 Nonpublic sector buses; additional liability insurance coverage.—

(1) In addition to any other insurance requirements, each nonpublic sector bus must carry:

(a) Proof of ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents arising out of the use of the nonpublic sector bus:

1. In the amount of $100,000 because of bodily injury to, or death of, one person in any accident;

2. Subject to such limits for one person, in the amount of $300,000 because of bodily injury to, or death of, two or more persons in any one accident; and

3. In the amount of $50,000 because of injury to, or destruction of, property of others in any one accident; or

(b) A policy of insurance providing for bodily liability insurance and property damage liability in a sum of not less than $300,000.

(2) School buses subject to the provisions of chapter 1006 or s. 316.615 are exempt from the provisions of this section.

(3) A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a nonmoving violation as provided in chapter 318.

History.—ss. 6, 7, 8, ch. 81-209; ss. 809(2nd), 810, ch. 82-243; s. 79, ch. 82-386; s. 114, ch. 92-318; s. 314, ch. 99-248; s. 1032, ch. 2002-387.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 627.742

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 627.742.

Civil Citations / Citable Offenses under S627.742

R or S next to points is Mandatory Revocation or Suspension

S627.742 NONPUBLIC SECTOR BUSES additional liability insurance coverage - Points on Drivers License: 0

S627.742 (1) Nonpublic sector buses additional liability insurance coverage - Points on Drivers License: 0

S627.742 (1)(a) Nonpublic sector buses additional liability insurance coverage - Points on Drivers License: 0

S627.742 (1)(a)1 Nonpublic sector buses additional liability insurance coverage - Points on Drivers License: 0

S627.742 (1)(a)2 Nonpublic sector buses additional liability insurance coverage - Points on Drivers License: 0

S627.742 (1)(a)3 Nonpublic sector buses additional liability insurance coverage - Points on Drivers License: 0

S627.742 (1)(b) Nonpublic sector buses additional liability insurance coverage - Points on Drivers License: 0

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 627.742

Total Results: 3

Travelers Indem. Co. v. Suazo

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1992-12-23T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 614 So. 2d 1071

Snippet: insurance in the amount specified in section 627.742. Section 627.742, Florida Statutes (1989), reads as follows…subsection (2) eliminate the applicability of section 627.742 and require a reference to chapter 234 or section…-sector buses other than school buses, section 627.742(1)(b), itself, mandates single-limits coverage.

Suazo Ex Rel. Suazo v. Del Busto

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-11-04T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 587 So. 2d 480

Snippet: coverage in the amount specified in section 627.742.[3] Section 627.742 requires a nonpublic-sector bus to carry…Section 627.742 prescribes the required insurance levels for a nonpublic-sector bus. Section 627.742 has …; The Suazos conclude, therefore, that section 627.742 requires coverage greater than the $10,000 limit…for automobiles. Del Busto replies that section 627.742 does not apply because subsection (2) of that statute…this chapter. The other section referred to in 627.742(2), is section 316.615, entitled "Inspection

General Accident Insurance Co. of America v. Southern Insurance Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-06-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 563 So. 2d 186, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 4459, 1990 WL 83618

Snippet: buses, in the amounts specified in §§ 627.7415 and 627.742, respectively. Both parties agree the truck-tractor